“course of”

The following 9 entries include the term course of.

course of study

noun phrase

course of sprouts

: a course of instruction marked by corporal punishment, hazing, rigorous discipline, or grueling tests or by thoroughness or difficulty

course of action

noun phrase

: the actions to be taken

course of events

noun phrase

: the things that have happened, that are happening, or that will happen

in the course of time

idiom

: as time passes

in the usual/normal/ordinary course of business

idiom

: as part of doing regular business

normal/ordinary course of events

noun phrase

: the way things usually happen

pervert the course of justice

idiom

: to try to stop the police from learning the facts about a criminal case

the course of history

noun phrase

: the way things happened or will happen


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